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Does Hatred Of The Astros Spring Eternal?
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October 21, 2022
Politics
Relegation-Bound United Kingdom Sacks Liz Truss
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Ray Ratto
October 20, 2022
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MLB
The Best Enigmas Money Can Buy
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Ray Ratto
October 19, 2022
NBA
The Warriors’ Future Will Not Arrive Painlessly
114
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Ray Ratto
October 6, 2022
MLB
There’s Nothing Left For The MLB Season To Do But End
127
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Ray Ratto
October 5, 2022
NFL
You Can’t Get Rid Of Jimmy Garoppolo That Easily
135
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Ray Ratto
October 4, 2022
MLB
Jinxes Are Fake But Phillies Fans Are All Too Real
105
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Ray Ratto
October 4, 2022
MLB
Tony La Russa Was A Genius Until He Wasn’t
130
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Ray Ratto
October 4, 2022
NFL
Not Even Peyton Manning Can Save The Pro Bowl
101
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Ray Ratto
September 27, 2022
NBA
The Nets In Their Present Form Have Already Worn Us Out
156
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Ray Ratto
September 27, 2022
MLB
Let The Reds Plunk The Mets Until The Sun Swallows Us All
54
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Ray Ratto
September 21, 2022
MLB
Aaron Judge Has Something For Everyone
73
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Ray Ratto
September 21, 2022
NFL
The Niners’ Future Starts Never
124
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Ray Ratto
September 21, 2022
WNBA
The Raiders Made Sure Mark Davis Didn’t Miss Anything
88
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Ray Ratto
September 19, 2022
NBA
Adam Silver Is The Wrong Man To Ask About Getting Rid Of Robert Sarver
78
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Ray Ratto
September 15, 2022
NBA
We’re Going To Need A Bigger Suspension Yacht
57
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Ray Ratto
September 13, 2022
MLB
Mike Trout Can’t Help The Angels, But At Least They Can’t Make Him Worse
46
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Ray Ratto
September 13, 2022
NFL
Nathaniel Couldn’t Hackett
249
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Ray Ratto
September 13, 2022
NFL
Dak Prescott’s In Pain, And Mike McCarthy’s In Trouble
185
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Ray Ratto
September 12, 2022
NFL
I Am Not Ready For The Bills To Be This Good
130
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Ray Ratto
September 9, 2022
MLB
Ryan Kreidler Makes All Other Sportswriters’ Kids Look Like Garbage Failures
48
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Ray Ratto
September 8, 2022
MLB
The Mets Have Been Chased Down
87
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Ray Ratto
September 7, 2022
Soccer
Thomas Tuchel Wore Out Another Welcome
123
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Ray Ratto
September 7, 2022
English Premier League
VAR Isn’t The Only Way To Piss Away A Game
79
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Ray Ratto
September 4, 2022
College Football
College Football Has Something For Every Type Of Degenerate
205
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Ray Ratto
September 4, 2022
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